Phillips Petroleum Company

John P Walters

Wayne K Erickson

Donald C Harban

Radomir Petrovich

Gregory C Daley

Thermally stabilized, pigmented, stereoregular, branched-mono-1-olefin polymer compositions

Homopolymers and copolymers of 1-olefins are stabilized against the effects of ultraviolet light degradation by contacting a polyolefin, a hindered amine, and a metal phosphonate. Optionally the stabilizing system contains a phenolic antioxidant, an organic phosphite, and a colorant.

Polyolefin stabilization

An apparatus and method for simulating diagenetic models, comprising passing a fluid from a fluid supply vessel sequentially through two rock sample containment vessels, each containing a rock sample. The dual-stage, flow-through apparatus will simulate temperatures, lithostatic and hydrostatic pressures, mineralogy, fluid flow and chemistry of subsurface geologic environments.

Apparatus and method for simulating diagenesis

A vial closed at one end by a septum is redundantly sealed by a shaped plug for the storage of soil gas samples.

Method for storing gas samples

An apparatus for preparing and testing fluid samples in which a two-phase fluid mixture passes through equipment for homogenizing the mixture with at least one isokinetic sampling device arranged to remove portions of the homogenized fluid mixture, with the portions then being passed through testing equipment. Preferably, geothermal fluid is homogenized and samples are withdrawn by the isokinetic sampling device and tested for various properties of the fluid, particularly the formation of scale. The testing apparatus is adapted for on-site operation.

Method and apparatus for fluid sampling and testing

A vial for the storage of soil gas samples comprises a chamber having a passage extending away therefrom which serially defines a generally annular shoulder and a generally frustoconical surface each facing away from the chamber. A resiliently pierceable septum is positioned against the shoulder and a shaped plug is positioned against the generally frustoconical surface to provide a redundant seal.

Apparatus and method for storing gas samples

A nonwoven fabric is comprised of a blend of fine staple fibers and coarse staple fibers randomly oriented with the fine staple fibers having a higher melt flow than the coarse staple fibers. In the manufacture of the nonwoven fabric, same is needled whereby the needles select the fine fibers and portions of same are positioned in a plane generally transverse to the plane of the fabric. Infrared heat is used to fuse the fine fibers at overlapping portions thereof to provide integrity for the fabric. The coarse staple fibers are held in the interstices of the fabric at least partially by frictional engagement with the fine staple fibers.

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Bartlesville, OK, United States of America

John P Walters